NigeriaDecides2023: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, 14 others battle for Nigeria’s presidency (LIVE UPDATES)
Nigerians go to the poll today to elect a new president and 468 federal lawmakers. It is the first phase of the 2023 general election with the governorship and state assembly poll holding in two weeks.
The presidential candidates and their parties are Christopher Imumolen , Hamza Al-Mustapha , Omoyele Sowore , Dumebi Kachikwu , Yabani Sani , Bola Tinubu , Peter Umeadi , Princess Ojei and Charles Nnadi . Regardless, whoever emerges the winner of today’s contest will be sworn in on 29 May for a four-year term to succeedOn the other hand, over 4,000 candidates are standing for elections into the two chambers of the National Assembly. While about 1,100 are gunning for 108 out of the 109 seats in the Senate, a total of 3,057 candidates are contesting for the 360 seats in the.
The security agencies and the military, on their part, said they are ready to secure the polls. To ensure a peaceful process, they will be deploying close to a million personnel in all the states and FCT with the police alone accounting for over 310,973.
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